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Research Papers

A New Approach to Design of a Lightweight Anthropomorphic Arm for Service Applications

Lelai Zhou, Shaoping Bai

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028292

Abstract

View articletitled, A New Approach to Design of a Lightweight Anthropomorphic Arm for Service Applications

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Topics: Design , Kinematics , Optimization , Robotics , Motors , Robots , Trains , Dimensions

Singularity-Based Four-Bar Linkage Mechanism for Impulsive Torque With High Energy Efficiency

Tomoaki Mashimo, Takateru Urakubo, Takeo Kanade

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028930

Abstract

View articletitled, Singularity-Based Four-Bar Linkage Mechanism for Impulsive Torque With High Energy Efficiency

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Topics: Torque , Stress , Energy efficiency

An Approach to Determining the Unknown Twist/Wrench Subspaces of Lower Mobility Serial Kinematic Chains

Tian Huang, Shuofei Yang, Manxin Wang, Tao Sun, Derek G. Chetwynd

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028622

Abstract

View articletitled, An Approach to Determining the Unknown Twist/Wrench Subspaces of Lower Mobility Serial Kinematic Chains

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Topics: Kinematic chains , Screws , Mechanical admittance

Synthesis of RCCC Linkages to Visit Four Given Poses

Shaoping Bai, Jorge Angeles

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028637

Abstract

View articletitled, Synthesis of RCCC Linkages to Visit Four Given Poses

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Topics: Linkages

On the Technological Instantiation of a Biomimetic Leg Concept for Agile Quadrupedal Locomotion

Elena Garcia, Juan C. Arevalo, Manuel Cestari, Daniel Sanz-Merodio

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028306

Abstract

View articletitled, On the Technological Instantiation of a Biomimetic Leg Concept for Agile Quadrupedal Locomotion

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Topics: Actuators , Biomimetics , Engineering prototypes , Kinematics , Robots , Springs , Torque , Cycles , Energy storage , Muscle

A Spatial Translational Cable Robot

Omid Saber

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028287

Abstract

View articletitled, A Spatial Translational Cable Robot

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Topics: Cables , Robots

Analysis of a Fixed-Guided Compliant Beam With an Inflection Point Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Concept

Ashok Midha, Sushrut G. Bapat, Adarsh Mavanthoor, Vivekananda Chinta

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031007. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028131

Abstract

View articletitled, Analysis of a Fixed-Guided Compliant Beam With an Inflection Point Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Concept

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Topics: Boundary-value problems , Displacement , Stress , Deflection

Analytic and Geometric Technique for the Singularity Analysis of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Spherical Mechanisms

Raffaele Di Gregorio

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028625

Abstract

View articletitled, Analytic and Geometric Technique for the Singularity Analysis of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Spherical Mechanisms

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Topics: Linkages , Scalars , Kinematics

Synthesis of Planar Mechanisms for Pick and Place Tasks With Guiding Positions

Pierre Larochelle

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031009. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028638

Abstract

View articletitled, Synthesis of Planar Mechanisms for Pick and Place Tasks With Guiding Positions

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Topics: Algorithms , Kinematics , Approximation , Construction , Chain

Design and Performance of a Motor-Driven Mechanism to Conduct Experiments With the Human Index Finger

Pei-Hsin Kuo, Jerod Hayes, Ashish D. Deshpande

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028639

Abstract

View articletitled, Design and Performance of a Motor-Driven Mechanism to Conduct Experiments With the Human Index Finger

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Topics: Design , Engines , Motors , Stress , Linkages , Dynamic testing (Engineering) , Errors , Viscoelasticity , Testing

A Visualization Approach for Analyzing and Synthesizing Serial Flexure Elements

Jonathan B. Hopkins

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031011. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028727

Abstract

View articletitled, A Visualization Approach for Analyzing and Synthesizing Serial Flexure Elements

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Topics: Bending (Stress) , Space

Type Synthesis of Three-Degree-of-Freedom Translational Compliant Parallel Mechanisms

Cong Yue, Ying Zhang, Hai-Jun Su, Xianwen Kong

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031012. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028758

Abstract

View articletitled, Type Synthesis of Three-Degree-of-Freedom Translational Compliant Parallel Mechanisms

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Topics: Bending (Stress) , Blades , Chain , Design , Mechanical admittance , Parallel mechanisms , Rotation , Screws , Compliant mechanisms , Finite element analysis

Adjustable Linkage Pump: Efficiency Modeling and Experimental Validation

Shawn Wilhelm, James Van de Ven

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031013. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028293

Abstract

View articletitled, Adjustable Linkage Pump: Efficiency Modeling and Experimental Validation

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Topics: Displacement , Energy dissipation , Friction , Linkages , Pressure , Pumps , Pistons , Cylinders , Design , Modeling

A Compliance-Based Parameterization Approach for Type Synthesis of Flexure Mechanisms

M. Jia, R. P. Jia, J. J. Yu

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031014. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028932

Abstract

View articletitled, A Compliance-Based Parameterization Approach for Type Synthesis of Flexure Mechanisms

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Topics: Flexure mechanisms , Bending (Stress)

Topology Synthesis of a 1-Translational and 3-Rotational Parallel Manipulator With an Articulated Traveling Plate

Tao Sun, Yimin Song, Hao Gao, Yang Qi

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031015. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028626

Abstract

View articletitled, Topology Synthesis of a 1-Translational and 3-Rotational Parallel Manipulator With an Articulated Traveling Plate

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Topics: Displacement , Manipulators , Topology

Pentapods With Mobility 2

Georg Nawratil, Josef Schicho

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031016. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028934

Abstract

View articletitled, Pentapods With Mobility 2

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Topics: Theorems (Mathematics) , Mechanical admittance

Design and Performance Evaluation of a Bio-Inspired and Single-Motor-Driven Hexapod Robot With Dynamical Gaits

Ke-Jung Huang, Shen-Chiang Chen, Haldun Komsuoglu, Gabriel Lopes, Jonathan Clark, Pei-Chun Lin

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031017. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029975

Abstract

View articletitled, Design and Performance Evaluation of a Bio-Inspired and Single-Motor-Driven Hexapod Robot With Dynamical Gaits

Supplementary data

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Topics: Design , Robots , Motors , Gears , Springs

Motion Generation of Planar Six- and Eight-Bar Slider Mechanisms as Constrained Robotic Systems

Gim Song Soh, Fangtian Ying

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029833

Abstract

View articletitled, Motion Generation of Planar Six- and Eight-Bar Slider Mechanisms as Constrained Robotic Systems

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Topics: Chain , Kinematics , Linkages , Design , Wheelchairs , Robotics

Curvature Theory of Envelope Curve in Two-Dimensional Motion and Envelope Surface in Three-Dimensional Motion

Wei Wang, Delun Wang

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031019. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029185

Abstract

View articletitled, Curvature Theory of Envelope Curve in Two-Dimensional Motion and Envelope Surface in Three-Dimensional Motion

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Topics: Construction , Dimensions , Geometry , Kinematics , Linkages

A Function Generation Synthesis Methodology for All Defect-Free Slider-Crank Solutions for Four Precision Points

Ali Almandeel, Andrew P. Murray, David H. Myszka, Herbert E. Stumph, III

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031020. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030182

Abstract

View articletitled, A Function Generation Synthesis Methodology for All Defect-Free Slider-Crank Solutions for Four Precision Points

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Topics: Circuits , Linkages

Characterization Based Design Under Dual State Vectors

Liping Zhang, Delun Wang, Guibing Pang, Tian Ji

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030464

Abstract

View articletitled, Characterization Based Design Under Dual State Vectors

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Topics: Design , Kinematics , Modeling , Bifurcation

Rational Interpolation of Car Motions

J. M. Selig

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031023. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030298

Abstract

View articletitled, Rational Interpolation of Car Motions

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Topics: Automobiles , Interpolation , Kinematics , Lie algebras , Polynomials , Optimization , Wheels , Equations of motion

Research Papers

A General Method for Kinematic Analysis of Robotic Wrist Mechanisms

Ilie Talpasanu

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 031021. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030466

Abstract

View articletitled, A General Method for Kinematic Analysis of Robotic Wrist Mechanisms

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Topics: Cycles , Gears , Robotics , Kinematic analysis , Wheels

Technical Brief

On Adjustable Planar Four-Bar Motion Generation With Order, Branch and Circuit Defect Rectification

Qiong Shen, Wen-Tzong Lee, Kevin Russell

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 034501. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028828

Abstract

View articletitled, On Adjustable Planar Four-Bar Motion Generation With Order, Branch and Circuit Defect Rectification

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Topics: Circuits , Displacement , Linkages

Comparative Analysis of a Redundant Pentapod Parallel Kinematic Machine

Arta Alagheband, Masih Mahmoodi, James K. Mills, Beno Benhabib

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 034502. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028933

Abstract

View articletitled, Comparative Analysis of a Redundant Pentapod Parallel Kinematic Machine

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Topics: Kinematics , Stiffness , Design , Machinery

Analysis and Optimization of a New Differentially Driven Cable Parallel Robot

Hamed Khakpour, Lionel Birglen, Souheil-Antoine Tahan

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 034503. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028931

Abstract

View articletitled, Analysis and Optimization of a New Differentially Driven Cable Parallel Robot

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Topics: Cables , Robots , Optimization

A Dual Space Approach for Force/Motion Transmissibility Analysis of Lower Mobility Parallel Manipulators

Haitao Liu, Manxin Wang, Tian Huang, Derek G. Chetwynd, Andrés Kecskeméthy

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2015, 7(3): 034504. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030371

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View articletitled, A Dual Space Approach for Force/Motion Transmissibility Analysis of Lower Mobility Parallel Manipulators

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Topics: Manipulators , Mechanical admittance , Screws

Research Papers

A New Approach to Design of a Lightweight Anthropomorphic Arm for Service Applications

Singularity-Based Four-Bar Linkage Mechanism for Impulsive Torque With High Energy Efficiency

An Approach to Determining the Unknown Twist/Wrench Subspaces of Lower Mobility Serial Kinematic Chains

Synthesis of RCCC Linkages to Visit Four Given Poses

On the Technological Instantiation of a Biomimetic Leg Concept for Agile Quadrupedal Locomotion

A Spatial Translational Cable Robot

Analysis of a Fixed-Guided Compliant Beam With an Inflection Point Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Concept

Analytic and Geometric Technique for the Singularity Analysis of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Spherical Mechanisms

Synthesis of Planar Mechanisms for Pick and Place Tasks With Guiding Positions

Design and Performance of a Motor-Driven Mechanism to Conduct Experiments With the Human Index Finger

A Visualization Approach for Analyzing and Synthesizing Serial Flexure Elements

Type Synthesis of Three-Degree-of-Freedom Translational Compliant Parallel Mechanisms

Adjustable Linkage Pump: Efficiency Modeling and Experimental Validation

A Compliance-Based Parameterization Approach for Type Synthesis of Flexure Mechanisms

Topology Synthesis of a 1-Translational and 3-Rotational Parallel Manipulator With an Articulated Traveling Plate

Pentapods With Mobility 2

Design and Performance Evaluation of a Bio-Inspired and Single-Motor-Driven Hexapod Robot With Dynamical Gaits

Motion Generation of Planar Six- and Eight-Bar Slider Mechanisms as Constrained Robotic Systems

Curvature Theory of Envelope Curve in Two-Dimensional Motion and Envelope Surface in Three-Dimensional Motion

A Function Generation Synthesis Methodology for All Defect-Free Slider-Crank Solutions for Four Precision Points

Characterization Based Design Under Dual State Vectors

Rational Interpolation of Car Motions

Research Papers

A General Method for Kinematic Analysis of Robotic Wrist Mechanisms

Technical Brief

On Adjustable Planar Four-Bar Motion Generation With Order, Branch and Circuit Defect Rectification

Comparative Analysis of a Redundant Pentapod Parallel Kinematic Machine

Analysis and Optimization of a New Differentially Driven Cable Parallel Robot

A Dual Space Approach for Force/Motion Transmissibility Analysis of Lower Mobility Parallel Manipulators

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